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Is this Lytta sayi? - Lytta aenea
Copyright © 2013 Jason

Is this Lytta sayi? - Lytta aenea
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
April 1, 2012
Size: ~20 mm
I was confident this was Lytta sayi, but then I saw the species hasn't been reported from Texas. Is there another beetle from this area that closely resembles Lytta sayi? Thanks in advance for whatever guidance you can provide!
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Contributed by Jason on 20 January, 2013 - 8:17am
Last updated 7 February, 2013 - 11:09am

Lytta aenea --det. J.D. Pinto
his comment: "I can't see the discriminating features but what is visible is consistent with aenea. The Texas populations of this species are distinct and were formerly placed in a separate species. Selander in his revision referred to TX/OK pops. as the Texas Race of aenea."

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 February, 2013 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

might be the common L. aenea
...but the angle is really unfortunate
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